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Film, Video The Dewey Arch

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Title

  • The Dewey Arch

Summary

  • "A view of the Arch from Fifth Avenue, the day after the great Dewey parade, showing the crowd of sightseers, traffic, etc. 60 feet"--American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue.

Names

  • Armitage, F. S., camera.
  • American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, [1899]

Headings

  • -  Dewey Arch (New York, N.Y.)
  • -  Dewey, George,--1837-1917--Monuments--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Spanish-American War, 1898--Monuments--New York (State)--New York
  • -  City and town life--New York (State)--New York

Genre

  • Actualities (Motion pictures)
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  H32835 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 18June1903; H32835.
  • -  Probable release date from AFI catalog: film beginnings, 1893-1910.
  • -  Camera, F.S. Armitage.
  • -  Duration: 0:52 at 16 fps.
  • -  Filmed October 1, 1899, in New York City, New York.
  • -  Biograph production no. 1248.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1274) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 77; American Mutoscope & Biograph picture catalogue, Nov. 1902, p. 135 [MI]; AFI catalog: film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 263; Biograph production logs; Biograph photo catalog, vol. 3; No.'s 998-1502, viewed online, November 27, 2017, via the New Jersey Digital Highway.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 30 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4288 (viewing print)
  • FEC 3001 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1440 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 9361 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1368 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0589B (paper pos)
  • Box 5073B (paper pos, copy 2)

Source Collection

  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694000

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

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Chicago citation style:

Armitage, F. S., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. The Dewey Arch. [United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1899] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694000/.

APA citation style:

Armitage, F. S., American Mutoscope And Biograph Company & Paper Print Collection. (1899) The Dewey Arch. [United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694000/.

MLA citation style:

Armitage, F. S., Camera, American Mutoscope And Biograph Company, and Paper Print Collection. The Dewey Arch. [United States: American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1899] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694000/>.